The Mirror—January 25, 2016

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For the week of 1/25/2016

A class of 2016 representative is being sought to speak at the spring undergraduate commencement ceremony in May by the Dean of Students offi ce. Th ose interested with a GPA of 2.8 or higher, were involved in campus life and are interested in sharing their thoughts should visit www.unco.edu/dos/ for additional information. Application deadline is 5 p.m. Feb. 12.

A neighborhood meeting that will go over Greeley Creative District Updates, downtown events and Eighth Avenue improvements and plans, in addition to many other topics will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Greeley Ice Haus.

Documentation to prove health insurance coverage is required by the Aff ordable Care Act. Including form 1095-C when fi ling federal income tax for 2015 will prove that individuals were covered under a health insurance benefi t program throughout the 2015 calendar year. Th ese forms will be provided by Feb. 1, the same deadline required for providing employee W-2 forms.

Greeley City Council will begin meeting in a new location on Tuesday. Th e Council will meet for regular meetings and work sessions in the School District Six Board of Education meeting room at 1025 9th Ave. All Council meetings and worksessions are open to the public.

Greeley’s Twin River Ballpark received recognition as the “2015 Rocky Mountain Sports Field of the Year.” Located at 1500 65th Ave., the ballpark received the honor as a result of its ability to maintain maintenance costs, processes and challenges, in addition to the fi eld’s public usage and amount of annual events.

Th e UNC 2016 Summer Enrichment Program is looking for individuals as dorm counselors for gift ed and talented children in grades 5-10 for three weeks in July. For specifi c job requirements and responsibilities as well as application forms, contact the Summer Enrichment Program offi ce at (970) 351-2683 or email at [email protected].

Bears win fourth straight at homeBy Chris Bolin

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Inside the Bank of Colorado Arena Saturday aft er-noon, the UNC women’s basketball team scored early and oft en. Th e team got an early 8-2 lead and never looked back, defeating Northern Arizona 79-55. Th is game marked the fourth straight home vic-tory for the Bears (9-9) and pushed their record in the Big Sky to 4-4. “I was really pleased with the growth and direction this team is going,” head coach Kamie Ethridge said. “I have been feeling good about the direction of this team and they continue to show it.” Th ough two other Bears lead the team in scoring, the real star of the day was redshirt freshman Savan-nah Scott. Scott netted a triple double, dishing out 10 assists, scoring eight points, pulling down 10 re-bounds and still managing to get four steals. “Everyone was hitting shots, so I thought to just

keep feeding them and keep moving the ball to get my teammates open shots,” Scott said. Ethridge commented on Scott’s success this season. “She plays bigger than her size and makes all those hustle plays for us,” she said. “Th e exciting thing about her is she has come so far from our spring meeting when I was hard on her and told her she had to change a lot of her game. I give her credit taking it to heart and working on her game all sum-mer and continuing to this year. She prides herself in making all of those hustle plays and doesn’t have to always score.” Th e two ladies that lead the team in scoring were Savannah Smith and Kourtney Zadina. Smith followed up a career-best eff ort of 20 points from Th ursday with 18 more Saturday, including the fi rst 11 points scored of the second quarter. To go along with those 18 points, she also pulled down four rebounds and dished out three assists.

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Alex Nunely | Th e MirrorTh e UNC women’s basketball team celebrates aft er winning Saturday aft ernoon’s game against NAU in the Bank of Colorado Arena.

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By Will [email protected]

Th e UNC Board of Trustees met Friday, with the notable topics of conversation being the listening ses-sions held by President Kay Norton, an overview of the 2015 fi nancial report and an announcement stat-ing the university would begin searching for a buyer for its University Apartments complex. Th e University Apartments, which provide housing primarily for graduate and international students as well as students with families, was recommended for sale due to high maintenance costs and lack of debt on the property. President Norton spoke briefl y on the plans to con-tinue funding the Campus Commons project, which

include both state money and private fundraising. UNC is one-third of the way to its private fundraising goal, aft er four months of fundraising. Norton also discussed the seven listening sessions she held last semester, each of which had between 40–70 attendees. According to Norton, the sessions were intended to allow students, faculty and staff discuss how to make UNC a more equitable, inclusive and supportive campus. “It was a very informative, and sometimes quite in-tense experience,” President Norton said. She said she plans to address some of the problems that were brought up in listening sessions. Student Senate, represented by Student Trustee Brandon Miller, also said it plans to address problems with diversity on campus, and has considered creating an equity and diversity offi ce, according to a report given by Miller to the Trustees. President Norton said

issues regarding diversity and inclusion brought up at her listening sessions echoed the ones that Miller and his organization hoped to confront. Chief Financial Offi cer Michelle Quinn gave a brief overview of the 2015 Financial Report to the Board, although no changes had taken place since the Board last discussed the fi nancial situation of the university at their Finance and Audit Committee meeting in October. Total operating for the university during fi scal year 2015 was about $203 million, 65 percent of which came from students. Th e largest portion of this revenue was tuition and fees, although room and board payments and smaller revenue sources such as parking payments and library fi nes were also factored in. Th e university also re-ceived $37 million, or 18 percent of its 2015 revenue, from the state of Colorado.

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Th e University Center’s newest addition to its dining services family is a neat blend of chic bistro and cozy coff ee shop, steeped in a healthy dose of Bear Pride. Th e sleek, yet homey layout of Bears Mo’Jo Coff ee Co. has been created for and catered specifi cally to UNC. “It’s in-house,” Retail Dining Manager James Medina said. “Th e design, the menu. Everything has been hand-picked with the students in mind.” Some of the staff of the new coff ee shop said its appeal is in its dedication to UNC students. “It’s kind of cool,” supervisor Kait Raub said. “It’s our own little creation.” She also said business has been booming ever since the coff ee stop opened at the beginning of spring semester. “Everyone seems to like it a lot better than Starbucks,” Raub said, refer-ring to the comments wall placed outside of the shop. Coff ee Corner, the pre-existing UNC café, and Bears Mo’Jo Coff ee Co. have a few things in common, and a few things they diff er in. In terms of beverage, the two are relatively similar. Th ey each carry the basics: coff ee, lattes, mochas and hot chocolate. In most cases, Mo’Jo’s is the pricier store, and the most dramatic price diff erence is $1.25 for a large hot chocolate. Aside from an array of mochas such as the “Polar Bear,” a typical white mocha, and the “Panda Bear,” a white mocha and mocha twist, Mo’Jo’s also off ers Cocoa de Abuelas, which a spicier twist on the regular hot chocolate served at the Coff ee Corner. “Th is is a new coff ee that we’ve never had before,” Medina said. From caramel macchiatos to matcha green teas, Mo’Jo’s off ers a delight-fully refreshing and up-to-date version of Coff ee Corner that some stu-dents seem to be enjoying. But there is one thing holding Mo’Jo’s back from winning over every-one’s hearts and dining dollars— the café’s lack of food. Th e store sells cinnamon rolls, smoothies and cake pops, but it has no lunch options. Th ere is nothing Mo’Jo’s off ers that is more than 300 calo-ries, while the Coff ee Corner does off er bigger meals. Both venues serve their drinks in eco-friendly travel cups and fi ll their staff s with student employees who have the opportunities to turn their barista jobs into a work study. For now, Medina said he isn’t sure if Mo’Jo’s will one day replace Coff ee Corner, or any other dining service for that matter. “Th e thought process is for it to be its own identity,” he said.

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Last Friday, the Board of Trustees announced UNC will begin looking for a buy-er for its University Apart-ments complex. The University Apartments, along with an empty lot at the northwest corner of 17th Ave-nue and 25th Street, were iden-tified as two parcels of debt-free university owned property whose sales would be explored in coming months. “It is my recommenda-tion—our recommendation—that we explore the sale of these two properties in order to re-deploy those assets, the proceeds of the sale, into our university priorities as we’ve identified,” President Kay Norton said at the meeting Friday morning. As of now, no buyer has been found for the property, and Friday’s announcement was simply the recommenda-tion that UNC begin the pro-cess of selling the two parcels of land.

President Norton said the university had not yet decided what sort of bidding or auction process would be appropriate for the sale. The apartments, which are located three blocks east of central campus, consist of 98 units of two-bedroom apartments, and are primar-ily home to residents who need living arrangements that aren’t provided in the typical residence hall format, such as graduate students, interna-tional students and students with families. The complex’s buildings, which are among the oldest structures the university owns, have high maintenance costs and no debt—two factors that led to the decision to offer the property for sale. “We really believe that, again, strategically, as we’re looking at our enrollment goals going forward to grow international enrollment in particular, it makes a lot more sense for us to be able to offer flexible university housing for international stu-dents and graduate students closer to the main part of the

campus at the Arlington Park facility, which we, of course, also own, is much newer and has significant debt on it,” Norton said. A sizable group of officials from the Housing and Resi-dential Education department were present at the meeting to hear the announcement. Jenni Brundage, the assis-tant director of apartment life for housing and residential education, said that she doesn’t know what the demand among UNC students for apartment-style living is. “I can tell you it’s increas-ing,” she said.

Tobias Guzman, vice presi-dent of enrollment manage-ment and student affairs, em-phasized Friday’s decision by the Office of the President was to put the idea out to the pub-lic, and that most of the details of the process have not yet been decided on. Guzman, whose depart-ment handles a variety of student services including Housing and Residential Ed-ucation, said the university wants to do what’s best for the apartments’ current tenants, and they do not expect to have a shortage of housing oppor-tunities for students who need

the special accommodations that the University Apart-ments provide. Strategies for doing so could include working with the community to find tran-sitional housing, or lowering the cost of the Arlington Park apartments and Lawrenson Hall—two facilities that of-fer styles of living that could accommodate international students, graduate students or students with families, ac-cording to Guzman. “We are 100 percent dedi-cated to a smooth and suc-cessful transition for stu-dents,” he said.

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Norton responds to Campus ClimateBy Trevor [email protected]

On Jan. 14, UNC President Kay Norton responded to the concerns and frustrations of students who at-tended her listening sessions held at the end of the fall semester. Now, halfway through her 13th year as president, Norton said she processed the information brought up at the listening sessions with her staff . “We identifi ed some themes that had arisen, and then craft ed the memo to summarize the actions we were going to take,” she said in an interview. In the response, Norton tackled a wide array of is-sues students voiced. Two meditation rooms, to be located in the Student Activities offi ce, will be avail-able to students and employees mid-semester. By fall, students will be able to add their chosen names to their student records, addressing concerns by trans students who were outed at the beginning of each se-mester by outdated policies. UNC is to issue a request for proposals for expand-ed hair salon services, in the hopes of a salon that serves all students by July 1. In response to the un-paved road at the César Chávez Cultural Center, the

capital request will be reviewed. Students also raised concerns about a lack of diver-sity at UNC. “I agree,” Norton responded in an email sent out across campus. “Our students, faculty and staff should refl ect the changing demographics of the world in which we live.” UNC will look at the support provided to current faculty and students, as well as hiring and recruitment eff orts, to begin addressing this issue. While the response sounds hopeful, some students expressed uncertainty about Norton’s ability to sin-cerely follow through with these promises. “They were direct as far as their intentions with going forward,” said Dario Palma, a junior busi-ness management major. “But at the same time, I feel like it’s going to be your professional, politi-cally correct answer.” Shiloh Liska, a senior communication studies ma-jor who does not conform to the gender binary, ex-pressed similar doubts. “Knowing how Kay Norton has acted in the past, in promising things and not delivering on them, made me second-guess what she was promising us,” Liska said. In an attempt to end those doubts, Palma and Liska both attended offi ce hours Norton held, aft er a student

voiced the concept at a listening session. Students were able to set up 15-minute, one-on-one appoint-ments with Norton in order to continue building un-derstanding for both students and the workings of the university. Norton was available for an hour and a half, leaving four students able to meet with her on the Wednesday aft ernoon she was available. Five others who wanted to speak with her were unable to make the time frame. Liska said they hope more students will make use of these offi ce hours. “I think if enough students come in with the same thing, maybe Kay Norton will get the idea that this is actually stuff that matters,” Liska said. With pressure on students to bring diff erent issues to light, Palma expressed his concern about the lim-ited availability of the offi ce hours. “I think having only six slots limits the amount of students and diversity of students that actually get to meet and speak with her,” he said. Norton said the offi ce hours were just the beginning. “We wanted to see how [the office hours] worked out,” she said. “It was very popular, so we’ll be doing more.” Th e next date students will be able to meet with President Norton is Feb. 9.

‘Star Wars’: New hope for a new generationBy Trevor [email protected]

Th e theme music and char-acters are instantly recogniz-able, even to those unfamiliar with the series. For many, it brings a powerful sense of nos-talgia. “Star Wars” has become much more than just a fi lm

series, transcending to mytho-logical status. “Th e Force Awakens,” the seventh installation in the se-ries, premiered in December. Th e fi lm is the fi rst in the series’ third trilogy. With the fi lm’s re-lease came a new Star Wars ob-session for a new generation. Kenneth Chan, director of fi lm studies and associate pro-fessor of English, explained the

delicate task set before the di-rector, J.J. Abrams, was “to tap into that specifi c pleasure of Star Wars mythology that the earlier generation had and rec-reate it for the new generation.” Th e new fi lm sparked an entire cultural experience. Students were surprised to fi nd Star Wars clothing that incorporated the school logo at the University of Northern Colorado Bookstore and Fan Shop. Follett Higher Educa-tion Group, which operates the bookstore, sent the products to the UNC bookstore and other bookstores across the nation. Th ough the bookstore prod-ucts aren’t unique, UNC does have a tie to the franchise thanks to alumnus Adam Wil-son. Co-founder of Orbotix, Wilson helped create a toy ver-sion of the new character BB-8. Orbotix fi rst came out with a toy called Sphero in 2010, which was a small, ball-shaped robot controlled by smart-phone or tablet. Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger showed pro-duction photos of BB-8 to the company, and Wilson became part of the three-person team

to create the new toy. It is al-ready the number one “best seller” in the “Remote Con-trolled & Robotic Toys” sec-tion on Amazon. Products aside, the cultural experience of “Star Wars” struck a note with the UNC community. Shadae Mallory, a junior majoring in English and theatre studies, commented on her love for the series. “Th is was the fi rst time I was able to see a ‘Star Wars’ fi lm in theaters,” she said. “I totally cried when the main theme started playing.” “Th e Force Awakens” also showed an awareness of the culture it came out in with a diverse cast of protagonists. “I think that’s pretty excit-ing because it’s bringing new equality concepts to pop cul-ture,” said Kelly Conn, a fresh-man nursing major, about the diverse cast. No matter what new char-acters might bring to the table, Chan said he thinks it may be impossible for new fi lms to fi ll the shoes of the original. “‘A New Hope’ is such a phe-nomenon that no new fi lm will

ever live up to it,” he said. “Any fi lm that comes aft er it, people will attempt to measure it to the original trilogy.” For Mallory, the universe of Star Wars is the series’ most unique aspect. “Th e characters and atmo-sphere that George Lucas cre-ated is the entire essence of the franchise,” she said. “As long as there’s adventure, storm troopers and no sign of Jar-Jar Binks—it’s fi ne by me.” Th e next installation in the series is set to be released Dec. 15, 2017.

Photo courtesy of Vat19.comUNC alumnis Adam Wilson helped create a toy version of the new “Star Wars” character, BB-8.

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SATURDAY 1/307 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. Uni-versity of North Dakota Bank of Colorado Arena 11:30 am Women’s Tennis vs. CSU PuebloButler-Hancock Tennis Courts

FRIDAY 1/291:30 p.m.Men’s Tennis vs. UC Davis Colorado Springs, Colorado

All DayWresting vs Boise StateBoise, Idaho

6 p.m.Women’s Swim and Dive vs. Nebraska- KearneyKearney, Nebraska

SATURDAY 1/309 a.m. Men’s Tennis vs. Abilene ChristianColorado Springs, Colorado

9 a.m. Women’s Basketball vs. University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota

3 p.m. Wrestling vs. Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon

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MEN’S BASKETBALLAfter a tough start to the 2015-16 season, the Bears appear to be back on track with back-to-back wins over Southern Utah on Thursday and Northern Arizona on Satur-day. A 90-80 decision over Southern Utah

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Noon carried the Bears back into the match with a 10-1 win over Cal Poly’s J.T. Goodwin in the 197-pound weight class. 5HGVKLUW�MXQLRU�Brian Macchione, in the heavy-weight class, wrestled in his second match of the year and scored a 6-3 decision to break UNC’s three-duel losing streak. The Bears travel Friday to Boise, Idaho for a duel against Boise State.

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Swim and DiveUNC split up for a tri-meet against Western State and Colorado Mesa. The Bears traveled to Grand Junction and beat Western State and Colorado, winning 184-115 and 208-92,

respectively. In the 100-meter backstroke, the Bears swept the podium with sophomore Valeria Mihhailova winning the event. Freshman Brianna Salanitro and senior Elle

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By Julia [email protected]

The University of Northern Colorado’s cheer-leading team members have been spending their days back from winter break preparing for their national competition. Nationals will be in April in Daytona Beach, Florida. With signs and t-shirts ready to hype up the Northern Colorado student section, the cheer team has always provided a spark for its sports’ home games. The Bank of Colorado Arena is the stomp-ing ground of UNC athletics, and over the last two years, the Bears have gone 45-29 at home. That score includes the combination of wins and losses from wrestling, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball. Undoubtedly, the most dedicated fans of each game have been the Bears’ cheerleaders, who have nearly perfect attendance. But besides cheering on the student-athletes, the cheer team has been practicing for its own competition. The women on the team are spending their early mornings practicing and doing full-out routines—something a UNC student never gets to see at the games. “This year’s team is very competition-oriented and driven,” team member Vinny Wilson said. “We know the teams that we are competing against are hitting eight full-outs a week, so we plan on hitting 10 each week.” A full-out routine for cheerleading consists of tumbling, stunts, dance and other motions. Wilson also said the team hopes to continue having success at the national level. Last year the team came home from Nation-als with a 14th place trophy, and now they look forward to keep progressing as a team. “We’re in a new division this year and we’re looking to do much better,” team member Brady Barker said. Led by head coach and Northern Colorado alum-na Krysten Guse, the Bears have a young coaching staff that has excelled at the competitive level. Guse is a judge for the Colorado High School Activities Association for sanctioned cheer, and she is a judge for the varsity level of competition as well. After graduating from UNC in 2012, Guse became the head coach in 2013 and led the Bears to the National Cheerleaders Association College National Championships in the All-Girl Intermediated Division I category, where the Bears placed 12th overall. This season, the team will be competing in a small co-ed division with 19 members total, prepared to take the mat at Nationals with four alternate members as well. With 23 cheerleaders on the team ready to

take on Nationals, the cheer squad is ready to come home with a trophy. The team has started a fundraiser to help raise money to fund the expenses for getting to the competition by selling t-shirts to the University of Northern Colorado community for $18 each. “It’s all about just going hard,” Wilson said. “Not only during practice, but by working out more, going to open gym and getting our minds right to leave Daytona Beach with a bear paw imprint,” Wilson said. UNC’s cheer team will have its National Showcase at 4 p.m. on April 3 in the Bank of Colorado Arena. The National Cheerleaders Association Nationals will be April 6-10 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Alex Nunely | The Mirror The UNC cheerleaders are present at every UNC bas-ketball game. With their skills and athleticism, they get everyone on their feet and help lead the Bears to victory.

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For Zadina, Saturday was the game where she fi nally broke out of her shooting slump, also pitching in 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting. “It felt better shooting this game for me, but also as a team, too,” Zadina said. “I didn’t feel like I was rushing my shot any and just as a team we were playing really well together.” Th e fi nal Bear to score in double digits was

Kyleigh Hiser, putting up 14 points including three three-pointers. Th roughout the game, the Bears’ lead continued to grow. Th ey were up by eight points aft er the fi rst quarter, stretching that lead to 17 points at the half, 41-24. Th e team continued to expand on its lead in the third quarter, pushing the margin to 22 points before fi nally winning by 24, 79-55. Next Saturday the basketball team will travel to Grand Forks, North Dakota to take on the Fighting Hawks. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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